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I have been looking at getting a 30" Alaskan mill. I am wondering if I can use the 28" bar I have now on this set up? Or do you have to go with at least 30"?
Thanks Chad
Thanks Chad
My last big project was slabbing some 36" wide x 2"x 8 ft walnut "boards"
thompson1600 said:Now I am really jealous. I wish I could find Walnut of that size still around. WOW, that is a valuable stack of boards.
my cheapo $100 metal detector paid for itself several time over already, and I only mill 2-4K bd ft a year. Takes only a second to turn it on and run it down the log several passes. Only detects a few inches deep though, so you need to keep checking as you slice off slabs and square up the cant. Once you get into the habit, its painless and quick.olyman said:oldsaw--buy another piece of equipment--a metal detector--a good one--have talked to a few other millers--they said they have found every nail before they hit it--or any other metal object--wouldnt take long to pay for one------
olyman said:oldsaw--buy another piece of equipment--a metal detector--a good one--have talked to a few other millers--they said they have found every nail before they hit it--or any other metal object--wouldnt take long to pay for one------
t_andersen said:Guys,
I know three types of metal detectors, the small ones that are used to find cables in a wall, the ones they use in the airports, and the ones that are applied to find old coins and historical stuff in the ground and look like a mineseeker. Which one is preferable?
Tom
I got the standard coin/artifact type. Set it up for all metal, and tell it not to be choosy if yours has that setting, anything at all metal, beep. I shortened the length to make it easier to run down the log. I suppose the wand type would be handier in some cases, but maybe not if you have to bend down while walking down your log. I can stand with mine, walking it down the log from top to bottom. I do also have a small wand type called Little Wizard I got from Harbor Freight. It looks more like an ice scraper for your windshield. I use it on old boards that might have an embedded nail before running them through my planer. It is too weak to use on logs, doesn't penetrate deep enough.t_andersen said:Guys,
I know three types of metal detectors, the small ones that are used to find cables in a wall, the ones they use in the airports, and the ones that are applied to find old coins and historical stuff in the ground and look like a mineseeker. Which one is preferable?
Tom
Hautions that cherry looks like what we call a stump sprout tree, where a cherry was cut years ago, and several sprouts sprang from the outside of the stump they left, which eventually all grew together. You are right, that first 4 feet or so would make for some interesting rustic furniture assuming the trunks actually did grow together and wouldn't fall apart when the "pie" was dried.hautions11 said:don't miss the cherry in the background. 60"+ with all the trunks comming out of it. Some interseting wood in there.
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e165/Hautions11/walnut.jpg
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